The Joan Edwards Show was an American television variety show broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network. Broadcast History The 15-minute show was hosted by Joan Edwards (1919-1981), premiered July 4, 1950, and ended October 24, 1950.The Joan Edwards Show aired Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:45PM ET, alternating with The Hazel Scott Show which premiered on July 3, 1950 and was in the same time slot on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. (Beginning on October 2, 1950, The Susan Raye Show was a replacement for The Hazel Scott Show after Scott was accused of being a Communist in the newsletter Red Channels.) Episode status As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to exist. See also List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts 1950-51 United States network television schedule References Bibliography David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) External links DuMont historical website DuMont Television Network original programming 1950 American television series debuts 1950 American television series endings Black-and-white American television shows English-language television shows Lost television shows 1950s American music television series